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Bernalillo County COVID-19 Updates

Information from Bernalillo County regarding its operation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Summer Lunch Program

BernCo's 2020 Summer Lunch Program is underway at 22 locations across the county, and they will be serving breakfast and lunch five days per week until Aug. 5.

County Spotlight

Get ready, get online and get fit as Bernalillo County Parks, Recreation and Open Space gets ready to offer virtual summer programming beginning Monday, June 8. "Like" the Bernalillo County Parks and Recreation Department through Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/BerncoParks/.

The Bernalillo County’s Parks and Recreation Department will begin to landscape medians along Alameda Boulevard from Rio Grande Boulevard to North Guadalupe Trail, on Monday, June 8, 2020. The project is scheduled to be completed by Wednesday, July 3, 2020.
Lanes closest to the medians in both directions will be closed from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. avoiding the morning and afternoon rush hours.

Silver Horizon’s Senior Drive-Thru Food Markets will offer free groceries for seniors 60-plus at Bernalillo County community centers throughout the month of June.

Bernalillo County Probate Judge Cristy J. Carbón-Gaul reminds residents that the Probate Court remains open, and filings can still be made remotely.
During scaled-back operations, the Probate Court is hosting all required forms online at www.bernco.gov/probate-court/about-the-forms.aspx. Residents can also call the court and receive a forms package through the mail.

Clerk Linda Stover announces the adjournment of the absentee board for the night and plan to resume the count in the morning.

On June 1, the Bernalillo County Assessor’s Office mailed the 2020 notice of value statements for business personal property to business owners, and to owners of livestock. The notices inform recipients of the assessed value of their personal property as of Jan.1.

The Bernalillo County Office of Senior and Social Services is engaging the New Mexico startup Teeniors to help support local senior citizens as they adapt to the digital world during COVID-19.

The Sunport Boulevard and Interstate-25 Interchange Improvement project will begin this week. The improvements include signalization of both the northbound and southbound ramp intersections, widening of the southbound ramp, and modification to the existing Sunport Boulevard section.

The building of the 30 ‘tiny homes’ for the Tiny Home Village began on Saturday, May 30. Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters Local 1319 are volunteering their time and expertise to construct the units. Structural insulated panels (SIPs) for the walls and roof were custom-produced for the tiny homes. The SIPs are more energy-efficient than traditional construction and have a long-term durability.

The county has seen a significant rise in illegal dumping throughout Bernalillo County since the beginning of the stay-at-home directives.
The county’s health protection office says this trend is particularly troubling because dumping is being reported in populated areas as well as rural open spaces.

Bernalillo County has been recognized by the National Association of Counties as an innovator in the ‘Stepping Up Initiative’ designed to reduce the number of people incarcerated who have mental illness.

The Bernalillo County Department of Behavioral Health Services is committed to the ongoing treatment of the opioid crisis and has officially begun the induction of Suboxone at the CARE campus. Suboxone is a recently approved drug that combats the painful and difficult disease of addiction.

The Bernalillo County Commission approved $6.5 million to be used for upgrades to roads, lighting and other infrastructure in the Atrisco Vista corridor on the county’s West Side near I-40 and Atrisco Vista Boulevard to facilitate the creation of new industry on the West side, including an Amazon fulfillment center that is expected to be completed in late 2021 and employ about 1,000 workers.

Bernalillo County’s 2020 Summer Lunch Program began on Wednesday, May 27 at 22 locations across the county.
Select community centers, parks, and county facilities are serving breakfast and lunch five days per week until Aug. 5.

At the direction of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Bernalillo County is instituting partial office work schedules while continuing tele-working for employees whose positions allow and encouraging a stay-at-home posture.

Due to the uncertain aspects of coronavirus (COVID 19), all Bernalillo County Parks, Recreation and Open Space facilities, such as ballfields, courts, rodeo arenas, swimming pools, playgrounds, open space buildings, and community centers will remain closed until further notice for any organized activity, including traditional summer camp, sports team practices and games, little leagues, or rodeos, and special events at county facilities.

County Video

The Assessor's Office has added a new tool to assist property owners conduct property searches by using the new Assessor Map Search tool. Watch the video to learn how to use the tool.

The Office of County Assessor has mailed the 2020 Notice of Value statements to Bernalillo County property owners to notify them of the their property's assessed value for tax purposes. May 29 is the deadline to file an appeal or apply for any exemptions. Have questions? Contact our office at 505-222-3700 or email us assessor@bernco.gov, or visit our website at bernco.gov/assessor.

The Bernalillo County Treasurer would like to remind property owners that 2nd Half Property Tax payments for 2019 are due May 10, 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Bernalillo County Department of Behavioral Health Services is working hard to treat our residents, so you can stay home. Help flatten the curve of COVID-19.

Clerk Linda Stover with an update on the Primary Election. Please request an absentee ballot at BerncoVotes.org. #BeTheVote #TrustedInfo2020

Bernalillo County Open Space Supervisor Mari Simbana explains availability and usage of Bernalillo County Open Spaces to the public while the county deals with the Coronavirus pandemic in our community.

Bernalillo County Manager Julie Morgas Baca stresses the importance of taking care of both your mental and physical health during this pandemic. Much of the focus at this point has been on our physical well being, but with all the compounded issues related to the coronavirus, not as much is being said about mental health awareness.

Bernalillo County Communication Services explains the importance of social distancing, the State of New Mexico guidelines and why it's critical for all residents of Bernalillo County to observe this etiquette. This will lessen the spread of the Coronavirus help to flatten the curve during the global pandemic here at home.

Bernalillo County Manager Julie Morgas Baca delivers a message to residents to please refrain from hoarding during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bernalillo County has installed portable hand washing stations at a half dozen facilities where employees and customers must wash their hands before going to work or doing business with the county.

Stand up and be counted in the Census 2020. Your community counts on you.

The Bernalillo County Public Art program unveils "Living Landscape" by Karen Yank, one of the West's leading public artists. The piece is at the Vista Grande Community Center in the East Mountains. The video has highlights from the ceremony.

A step by step guide on how to figure out who your Bernalillo County Commissioner is, in addition to the other elected officials who represent you.

Play, learn and explore with the entire family! There are two ways to participate, you choose:
- Come inside to explore, learn, read, craft and experiment with us!
- Sign out a nature backpack and head outside. Each pack is filled with guidebooks, tools and activities for explorers of all ages!

Please be advised that the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners will meet for the Affordable Housing Nonprofit Board meeting on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 2:30 p.m.
In response to the governor’s declaration of a public health emergency and ban on large public gatherings, this meeting will be conducted virtually through Zoom.
This meeting is open to the public and constituents are encouraged to participate.
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